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Joint Statement: Aluminum Associations Applaud the EU, U.S. and Japan Agreement to Strengthen WTO Rules on Industrial Subsidies
Our aluminum associations applaud the agreement between the European Union, Japan and the United States to work toward the strengthening of the existing World Trade Organization’s (WTO) rules on industrial subsidies.
Aluminum Association Applauds Phase One China Trade Deal; Calls for Addressing Structural Subsidies in Phase Two
The Aluminum Association released the following statement from Lauren Wilk, the Aluminum Association’s vice president for policy, in response the recently signed “phase one” trade agreement between the United States and China:
The Aluminum Association Applauds Canadian Government for Adding Aluminum to Import Monitoring List
Lauren Wilk, Vice President for Policy at the Aluminum Association, issued the following statement following today’s announcement that the Canadian government will add certain aluminum products to its Import Control List (ICL), a monitoring system for imports entering the country.
Quota-Free Removal of Tariffs a Major Victory for North American Aluminum Industry
The leaders of the aluminum associations of North America -- Heidi Brock, President & CEO, The Aluminum Association (U.S.); Fernando A. Garcia, President, IMEDAL (Mexico); Jean Simard, President & CEO, The Aluminium Association of Canada -- released a joint statement following the announced agreement to remove Section 232 tariffs on North American aluminum.
REPORT: U.S. Foil Investments Up After AD/CVD Decision Drives Down Imports from China
Today, the Aluminum Association released a new white paper, Targeted Trade Enforcement in Action: Aluminum Foil AD/CVD One-Year Later, highlighting progress made following the Commerce Department’s final application of antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on imports of certain aluminum foil from China. The Commerce Department published final antidumping and countervailing duty orders in the market on April 19, 2018. The report includes new data highlighting a nearly two-thirds drop in imports of unfairly subsidized Chinese aluminum foil and $169 million in U.S. investment in the segment.